Global Patent Index - EP 0915414 A2

EP 0915414 A2 19990512 - Print processing apparatus using computer system

Title (en)

Print processing apparatus using computer system

Title (de)

Druckverarbeitungsgerät mit Rechnersystem

Title (fr)

Dispositif de traitement d'impression utilisant un système d'ordinateur

Publication

EP 0915414 A2 19990512 (EN)

Application

EP 98121012 A 19981105

Priority

JP 30425097 A 19971106

Abstract (en)

A print processing apparatus using a computer system, the computer system having: a computer (1-1); a printer (1-4) connected with the computer (1-1); and a printer driver (1-15) specific to the printer (1-4), for sending printing data from an application (1-12) having a printing function to the printer (1-4) directly or via an operating system (1-14), which print processing apparatus comprises: a display (1-2) for displaying print setting items of the application (1-12) and print setting items of the printer driver (1-15) simultaneously on particular screens when printing operation is carried out using the application (1-12); and a print support software (1-13) for extracting an overlapping item between the print setting items of the application (1-12) and the print setting items of the printer driver (1-15) so as to prevent contents of the overlapping item from conflicting with each other. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G06F 3/12

IPC 8 full level

B41J 29/38 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 3/1297 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0915414 A2 19990512; EP 0915414 A3 20030709; EP 0915414 B1 20060913; DE 69835864 D1 20061026; DE 69835864 T2 20070315; JP 3408124 B2 20030519; JP H11143664 A 19990528; US 6661530 B1 20031209

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 98121012 A 19981105; DE 69835864 T 19981105; JP 30425097 A 19971106; US 18705998 A 19981105